Waihohonu Campsite
Great Walk campsiteLocated in Tongariro National Park, WaikatoOpen
- Booking
- Can book
- Cost
- from $25
- Power
- None
- Toilet
- Non-flush
- Drinking water
- Boil first
- Dogs
- No dogs
Getting there
We have not checked a road end or car park for this place yet, so we do not give driving directions to it. Check how to get there before you go. Some routes cross private land and need the landowner's permission.
How to get there, on doc.govt.nzMap and tracks
Track lines: DOC Te Papa Atawhai. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 39.20868° S, 175.67917° E

About this place
This walk-in campsite is on the Tongariro Northern Circuit and the Round the Mountain Track. Bookings must be made during the Great Walks season.
Fees and bookings
The DOC Campsite Pass cannot be used at this campsite.
Bookings are required during the Great Walks season. Book Waihohonu Campsite online .
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
Waihohonu Hut
Great Walk • 28 bunks • Waikato • 0.1 km
Waihohonu Hut is a 28-bunk hut located on the Tongariro Northern Circuit Great Walk in the Waikato region.
Cooking • Heating • Mattresses
Old Waihohonu Hut
Waikato • 0.6 km
Old Waihohonu Hut is a hut located in the Waikato region. The available records provide no further details regarding its facilities or specific location.
Oturere Campsite
Great Walk • Waikato • 5.6 km
Oturere Campsite is a walk-in campsite on the Tongariro Northern Circuit in the Waikato region. Bookings are required during the Great Walks season.
Non-powered/tent sites • Water from tap - not treated, boil before use • Toilets - non-flush
Mangatepopo Campsite
Great Walk • Manawatū-Whanganui • 10.1 km
Mangatepopo Campsite is a walk-in campsite located on the Tongariro Northern Circuit. Bookings are required during the Great Walks season.
Water from tap - not treated, boil before use • Toilets - non-flush • Toilets
Mangatepopo Hut
Great Walk • 20 bunks • Manawatū-Whanganui • 10.1 km
Mangatepopo Hut is a 20-bunk hut located on the Tongariro Northern Circuit in Ruapehu.
Cooking • Heating • Mattresses
Walks nearby

Historic Waihohonu Hut Track
Advanced • 1 hr 40 min one way • 6.3 km • 2.75 km away

Tama Lakes Track
Intermediate • 5-6 hr (to Lower Tama Lake) • 17. 6 km • 8.02 km away

Tongariro Alpine Crossing
Intermediate • Nov-Apr: 7-8 hr | May-Oct: 9 hr • 20.2 km • 8.95 km away

Soda Springs Walk
Easy • 2 hr return • 6 km • 9.85 km away

Taranaki Falls Walk
Easy • 2 hr • 6 km • 10.99 km away
Contact
Tongariro National Park Visitor Centre
Whakapapa Village, State Highway 48, Mount Ruapehu 3951
Regional DOC service centre.
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Sources
- DOC Campsites · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.
- DOC Campsites (API) · CC BY 4.0Crown Copyright: Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai. Data sourced from the DOC Developer Portal (api.doc.govt.nz).
- OpenStreetMap Campsites · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.